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Muck Terry C., Adeney F. S., ;
Christianity Encountering World Religions : The Practice of Mission in the Twentyfirst Century / Terry C. Muck, Frances S. Adeney. — Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, ©2009. — 407 p.. — ISBN 978-0-8010-2660-7
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Зміст:
Series Page
Title Page
Introduction
Part 1 Context, Text, and Pre-texts
1
Context: The World of Religion Today
2
Text: What the Bible Says
3
Pre-texts: Theology and Personality
Part 2 Practices: Beyond Competition and Cooperation
4
Universality: Reaching Out to All, Including Christians
5
Fellowship: Belonging Precedes Believing
6
Localization: Focusing on Questions and Concerns of the Local
Community
7
Commitment: Holding Ideas with Conviction; Acting Decisively on
Those Ideas; Not Letting Those Ideas Be Divisive
8
Freedom: Honoring the Principle of Religious Choice
9
Effectiveness: Allowing the Context to Determine the Form of
Witness
10
Consistency: Striving for Consistency between Methods and Goals
11
Variety: Communicating the Gospel in Many Forms
12
Respect: Not Disparaging Others in Order to Champion Your
Own; Not Disparaging Your Own in Order to Respect Others
13
Charity: Loving Those to Whom We Witness
14
Missional Ecumenicity: Practicing Mission as the Joint Project of
the Church
15
Jesus, Mission Innovator: Jesus’s Model of Giftive Mission
Part 3 Method: How Do We Do It?
16
The Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition: Learning about New Cultures
and New Religions
17
Experiencing: The Influence of Our Personal Histories
18
Bracketing: Putting Convictions on Hold
19
Encountering: Learning from a New Culture and Religion
20
Evaluating: Appraising the New Culture and Religion from a
Christian Viewpoint
21
Integrating: Reshaping Our Own Views and Mission Practices
Part 4 Giftive Mission
22
Metaphors for Mission
Contents
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The Four Gifts
24
Giftive Mission
Appendix: Biblical Interreligious Encounters
Bibliography
Index
Анотація:
The current religious climate poses unique challenges to those engaged in mission. Thus the authors of this book propose a new, yet very biblical, model for interacting with people of other faiths. They term this model giftive mission, as it is based on the metaphor of free gift. We bear the greatest gift possiblethe gospel message. Adopting this perspective not only has the potential for greater missionary success but also enables us to more closely imitate God's gracious activity in the world. The core of the book explores eleven practices that characterize giftive mission. Each practice is illustrated through the story of a figure from mission history who embodied that practice. Further discussion shows how to incorporate these practices in specific mission settings.